Analysis

Yara Abbas [Sharmine Narwani’s moving article on the young Syrian journalist.]   Oct 26, 2014, Eva Bartlett, Zero Anthropology [republished at Global Research, Information Clearing House, Rabble.ca] Who outside of Syria knows the names Yara Abbas, Maya Naser, Mohamed al-Saeed…? The corporate media has inundated us with news of the …

Nov 6, 2014, Activist Post On a number of occasions, I have documented in relative detail how ISIS, ISIL, Al-Qaeda, al-Nusra, and the FSA are not only small divisions of the same fighting force but also how they are entirely controlled by NATO and Western intelligence agencies. Indeed, the documentation …

Oct 14, 2014, New Eastern Outlook Because it didn’t stop ISIS terrorists in Iraq or Libya. Try Washington instead. US corporate-financier funded policy think tanks have been taking turns in recent weeks floating the narrative that the next logical step to stopping so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) terrorists in Syria is removing …

Oct 10, 2014, New Eastern Outlook -Eric Draitser Today’s headlines are filled with reports of the imminent fall of the Syrian city of Kobani to forces of the Islamic State (ISIS). There are terrifying descriptions of an imminent massacre and the looming threat to Turkey as Islamic State forces move …

Oct 10, 2014, Counter Punch “The fallout from Kobani reverberated across Turkey this week. There were riots across the country, from Istanbul to Ankara and the southeast including Diyarbakir, Batman, Varto, Mardin, Van and Siirt. Twenty-two protesters died between Monday and Thursday; there are curfews in six provinces; water cannon …

Oct 3, 2014, Consortium News -Robert Parry In late summer 2013, Official Washington was rushing to the judgment that the “evil” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had launched a barrage of missiles tipped with Sarin gas to slaughter hundreds of civilians in rebel-held neighborhoods near Damascus. It was inconceivable to virtually …

Oct 7, 2014, Sharmine Narwani, RT Who is to blame for the proliferation of extremist groups in Syria? The West often points a finger at Assad and his allies, but two secret US documents tell a different story. It is difficult to find US officials directly claiming that Syrian President …

Oct 3, 2014, Dan Glazebrook, CounterPunch Watching the debate in the British parliament last Thursday, over whether Britain should, yet again, launch aerial attacks against the long-suffering people of Iraq, it was striking just how much admission there was of the failure of Britain’s policy in the region hitherto. That …

Oct 3, Ken Stone, Hamilton Spectator On 9/11’s anniversary, United States President Barack Obama announced escalating military attacks against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and increased funding and training of “moderate rebels” in Syria, to the tune of $500 million. He also called for a new “coalition of the willing” …

Sep 25, 2014, Sharmine Narwani, RT.com This US-engineered Coalition is in for some surprises. With few common goals, it has thrust itself into battle against the most determined players in the region and beyond. The airwaves are still heaving with spin two days after US airstrikes against Syria. Undoubtedly the …